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xXx: State of the Union

  • 20052005
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 41m
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4.4/10
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xXx: State of the Union (2005)
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Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.Darius Stone, a new agent in the xXx program, is sent to Washington, D.C. to stop a coup attempt against the President of the United States.
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
70K
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  • Director
    • Lee Tamahori
  • Writers
    • Rich Wilkes(characters)
    • Simon Kinberg
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Willem Dafoe
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lee Tamahori
  • Writers
    • Rich Wilkes(characters)
    • Simon Kinberg
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Willem Dafoe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 245User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Ice Cube and Xzibit in xXx: State of the Union (2005)
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    Top cast

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    Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    • Darius Stoneas Darius Stone…
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbonsas Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons
    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • General George Deckertas General George Deckert
    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • Agent Kyle Christopher Steeleas Agent Kyle Christopher Steele
    Xzibit
    Xzibit
    • Zekeas Zeke
    Peter Strauss
    Peter Strauss
    • President James Sanfordas President James Sanford
    Michael Roof
    • Agent Toby Lee Shaversas Agent Toby Lee Shavers
    Sunny Mabrey
    Sunny Mabrey
    • Charlie Mayweatheras Charlie Mayweather
    Nona Gaye
    Nona Gaye
    • Lola Jacksonas Lola Jackson
    John Gleeson Connolly
    John Gleeson Connolly
    • Lt. Alabama 'Bama' Cobbas Lt. Alabama 'Bama' Cobb
    • (as John G. Connolly)
    Ramon De Ocampo
    Ramon De Ocampo
    • Agent Meadowsas Agent Meadows
    • (as Ramón De Ocampo)
    Barry Sigismondi
    Barry Sigismondi
    • Bullas Bull
    Michael Don Evans
    • Conductoras Conductor
    David Rountree
    David Rountree
    • Agentas Agent
    Ned Schmidtke
    Ned Schmidtke
    • General Jack Pettiboneas General Jack Pettibone
    Scott Michael Morgan
    Scott Michael Morgan
    • Farmhandas Farmhand
    Chris Johnson
    Chris Johnson
    • Young Agentas Young Agent
    Thom Gossom Jr.
    Thom Gossom Jr.
    • Baptist Preacheras Baptist Preacher
    • Director
      • Lee Tamahori
    • Writers
      • Rich Wilkes(characters)
      • Simon Kinberg
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When the N.S.A. is going over Darius Stone's profile, one of the pictures shown was a picture of Ice Cube from when he was with NWA (Niggaz Wit Attitudes) hip hop group in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
    • Goofs
      When surrounded in the general's house, he cuts the power at the main circuit box, but then uses the microwave and the refrigerator light comes on when he opens the fridge.
    • Quotes

      Darius Stone: Wars come and go, but my soldiers stay eternal.

      Agent Augustus Gibbons: I like that. Who said it? Jefferson? Patton?

      Darius Stone: Tupac.

    • Alternate versions
      For the UK DVD release Sony kept the cut version instead of submitting the uncut version. They even went a step further and used this cut PAL master for all countries where this standard is used.
    • Connections
      Featured in Goedemorgen Nederland: Episode dated 28 April 2005 (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Dirty Little Thing
      Written by Scott Weiland, Slash (as Saul Hudson), Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum,

      Dave Kushner and Keith Nelson

      Performed by Velvet Revolver

      Courtesy of RCA Records

      By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Licensing

    User reviews245

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    Top review
    3/10
    Needs better action-directing
    Action without brains is actually a genre i have nothing against. As long as the action sequences are well made that is. "xXx: State of the Union" is a fair try in the genre but ultimately falls short.

    The plot is as ridiculous as in the first movie. The NSA-agent Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) is once again looking in weird places trying to find a new agent that can break the rules and succeed. This time he finds Darius Stone (Ice Cube) in a military prison. Stone is an ex Navy Seal who will help Gibbons fight off a rogue part of the US Military trying to dispose of the president.

    Seriously, no one watches these movies for the plot anyway. So that the plot is ridiculous and cheesy is beside the point. No one watches this for the acting either. So that Ice Cube is not as much an actor as a walking scowl is ALSO beside the point. He does about as good a job as Vin Diesel did anyway. What is NOT beside the point though is the fact that "xXx: State of the Union" employs the same method of action filming as many other Hollywood-movies of late. You know the method: "move the camera exceptionally close and shake it like if the camera-man was a spastic". I know that this is to hide the fact that Ice Cube doesn't know how to fight. Still it's incredibly irritating! Also the lack of logic is too evident at times. Like Ice Cube driving a sports car 360km/h on a train track with his tires torn off... Seriously.

    Otherwise this had some potential. The technical quality is great, the movie looks really expensive. It has a lot of fun gadgets and crappy one-liners. And the speed of this movie is absolutely insane. Right from the beginning Lee Tamahori steps on it without ever looking back. So even though i can't say i really enjoyed this movie it was never boring, there is always something happening on screen. But the flaws in mostly the action department as well as the complete lack of logic disturbs the experience. It's still a lot better than the first movie though. I found the first one to be complete garbage, while this is still at least somewhat entertaining at times.

    So in the end i think this "James Bond on steroids" will probably attract a lot of 15-yearolds that like when things keep moving and lights keep flashing. People who like to see a plot and at least some traces of logic might want to stay away though. It could have been the brainless action movie of the year, but it desperately needs some better action-directing for that. I rate it 3/10.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • xXx Squared
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Revolution Studios
      • Original Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $113,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,873,932
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,712,272
      • May 1, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $71,022,693
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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